Utah Utes at Mississippi State Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Hubbard scores 23, Matthews hits big free throws and Mississippi State tops Utah 78-73
KeShawn Murphy scored 18 points, Matthews 12, with 8 of 10 from the line, and Ryan Kugel scored 12 for the Bulldogs. Murphy had 14 rebounds.
Matthews made two free throws on back-to-back possessions to put the Bulldogs up 75-71 in the final minute. After a Utes miss, their defensive pressure forced Mississippi State to call timeout twice. Utah then fouled Matthews again. He made one of two, then Kugel got an offensive rebound and made a pair of free throws to put the game out of reach.
Ezra Ausar led Utah with 15 points. Mason Madsen scored 14, Keanu Dawes 13 and Miro Little 10. Dawes had 12 rebounds.
Hubbard scored 11 points and Murphy had seven as the Bulldogs stormed back from an 11-point halftime deficit to lead 50-44 with 13 1/2 minutes remaining. The Utes regrouped and went ahead by four before a string of seven lead changes in the next three minutes.
Utah controlled the first half, building an 11-point lead at the intermission. The Utes outscored the Bulldogs 24-11 over the second 10 minutes of the half, with Dawes scoring seven points and Little capping the run with two 3-pointers.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Utah Timeout | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Miro Little made Layup. | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Riley Kugel made Free Throw. | 71 - 78 |
Statistics
 UTAH |
 MSST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-62 | FG | 24-67 |
| 45.2 | Field Goal % | 35.8 |
| 9-28 | 3PT | 6-25 |
| 32.1 | Three Point % | 24.0 |
| 8-14 | FT | 24-33 |
| 57.1 | Free Throw % | 72.7 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 26 | Fouls | 15 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Southaven, MS
Attendance: 2,595 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Oklahoma | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Auburn | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Georgia | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Ole Miss | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Mississippi State | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Alabama | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Arkansas | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| LSU | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Missouri | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Texas | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| South Carolina | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |